Lee Bell, the manager of Crewe Alexandra, is reportedly attracting interest from Bradford City, per a report by Football Insider.
After firing Mark Hughes last week, Bradford City is looking for a new manager. The League Two team is presently ranked 14th in the standings.
In the interim, Kevin McDonald is in charge as they look for the best candidate. Last time out, he led them to a 1-0 victory over Swindon Town.
According to Football Insider, Crewe’s Bell is currently “in the running” for the Valley Parade opening. His team has had a strong start to the season and is now in sixth place.
Bradford candidate emerges
Bradford need to ensure that they get their next appointment right. They made the play-offs last term but lost at the semi-finals stage over two legs to eventual winners Carlisle United.
Promotion is the aim for the Bantams and they are only four points off the top seven right now. They are in Papa John’s Trophy action tonight against Grimsby Town away.
Crewe named Bell, 40, back in December last year after he had a month in interim charge following David Artell’s dismissal. He then guided them to a 15th place finish in the last campaign.
The Alsager-born man spent his playing days as a midfielder for the likes of Shrewsbury Town, Burton Albion, Mansfield Town and Macclesfield Town. He then hung up his boots in 2013.
Bell then delved into the coaching world at the age of just 32 with the Railwaymen. He has worked his way up from Under-18’s manager to their first-team role.
His side have been one of the surprise packages in the fourth tier so far this term. However, they could face a battle to keep their manager with Bradford now linked.
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